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Quite honestly I dont care if the guy worshiped Mr Potatoe Head. If his program was canceled because of his beliefs then it was wrong. If Ubisoft had other reasons then perhaps they need to carry the burden of proof as they would be expected to in other cases.

I think a bigger question how many judges are influenced by things they shouldnt be.

This is the same group who claimed to have cloned a human being a few years back. They originally promised to submit proof for the scientific community to verify their claims. Naturally, they backed out at the last minute.

They called their cloning company "Clonaid"! You gotta hand it to them, they know how to pick no-brainer names that seem more in place with a mediocre sci-fi film, and made our world just a tiny bit more fantastical because of it.

Oh yeah! I remember these guys now! Their whole "goal" is to provide immortality through science. Clone the body, advance the aging process, backup the brain/soul and implant it into the clone. Totally scientific.

It would be nice to know more details, but I would certainly say that if he was ousted from a training program simply because he belonged to a cult that this would be wrong. The difference between an established religion and a cult is to a great degree a matter of time; if your cult lasts a thousand years, it's an established religion. But I've never seen a religion, be it Judaism, Christianity, Scientology, Mormonism or any other whose basic beliefs don't sound at best like bizarre myths steeped in the culture of the time or at worst utterly insane ramblings.

Now, if there is some evidence that Raëlians are specifically dangerous to Ubisoft - for example, if Raëlians believe videogames are the devils work and must be destroyed - then I can see the problem, and if the guy were harrassing people with his religion I can see the problem (although I'm not sure if anyone would fire a born-again Christian if he refused to shut up at work about Jesus), but if someone just said, ooh, a religious nut, let's fire him, it doesn't seem fair.

One thing about Raëlism : the French founder of this cult (let's call a cat "a cat") used to be a pop singer and an automobile sports driver (in Formula One, I think) in the 70's. It was his passion. But the 1973 oil crisis sparked, energy restrictions occurred, and he had to give up automobile. And right after, he founded Raëlism.

I hereby present to you the official award for the easiest person to troll on the entirety of the internet. I mean, someone makes a joke about how Formula One is inferior to Rally and Stock Car racing and you totally unironically use it for vendetta.

As far as people getting upset about people generalizing videogames, I'm generally the one saying "maybe a game that is literally just about killing women and refers to them as whores and bitches might be a bit misogynistic" while you and the rest of the recent imports from /b/ and Kotaku attack any position other than "VIDEO GAMES ARE AWESOME".

Personally, I think that distinguishing between a "cult" and a "religion" is bullshit, but I'm wondering what this "training program" was and other facts on the case itself (of which there are very little).

-If an apple a day keeps the doctor away....what happens when a doctor eats an apple?-

-Optimum est pati quod emendare non possis-It is best to endure what you cannot change-

I think one of the big differences is openness (SP?). For example, you can read the big 3 (Christianity, Judaism, Islam)'s religious texts at any library. However, cults (like Scientology), tend to not let such things be public. Also, no religion requires that you give money to the church, much less demanding a certain portion of your money on a regular basis.

Cult is a pretty loose concept but generally it requires a central living figure and significant tension/isolation from the local culture.

So the term generally applies to very new religions that center around a single charismatic leader who has a high degree of control over their members.

Sciontology at this point probably is not really a cult since their founder passed away a while back. Christianity and Islan started as cults but would no longer be considered one.

But opennness? No, not a criteria. There are plenty of religions and sects that are highly secretive about their internal practices and quitea few that still require tithing from their members.

In fact, the whole idea of tithing being optional is fairly modern. Even in post-revolution america you still had tithes being pulled strait from the tax base (i.e. the state government had a tax on all citizens that went strait to either the offical church or was split up among the large denominations).

Don't know where you heard because it sure ain't true. I have been forced to go to church for these 20 years because my parents are Christians. I sure as hell never put anything in the plate, and noone told me I was going to hell because of that.

If you're going to rage against Christians, at least make it informed raging :)

If you're wondering why I still go to church, it's because the argument just wouldn't be worth it, and I'll be moving out soon anyway.

Yes, your church is exactly like every other church. I personally tried out the whole "believing in God" thing back on Maui, after 6 months of being told to give 10% or go to hell, vote all GOP or go to hell and burn Pokemon toys or go to hell I figured that church kinda sucked.

The differences are also in what you take out of it. There's a difference between beneficial lessons of being excellent to on another, and being told that the spaceship is coming (and everybody gets a probe). At least with one lie, in many cases you're told not to be a jackass to other people. >.> Even if the holy text would normally say that's okay...

Infophile: @Matt: Apparently Dan Aykroyd actually is involved. We don't know how yet, though, but he's apparently going to be in the movie in some way.08/02/2015 - 4:17am

Mattsworkname: I still hold that not having the origonal cast invovled in any way hurts this movie, and unless the 4 actresses in the lead roles can some how measure up to the comic timing of the origonal cast, i just don't see it being a success08/02/2015 - 12:46am

Mattsworkname: Mecha: regardless of what you think of it, GB 2 was a finanical success and for it time did well with audiances ,even if it wasnt as popular as the first08/02/2015 - 12:45am

MechaTama31: I think they're better off trying to do something different, than trying to be exactly the same and having every little difference held up as a shortcoming. Uncanny valley.08/01/2015 - 11:57pm

MechaTama31: Having the original cast didn't do much for... that pink-slimed atrocity which we must never speak of.08/01/2015 - 11:56pm

Mattsworkname: Andrew: If the new ghostbusters bombs, I cant help but feel it'll be cause it removed the origonal cast and changed the formula to much08/01/2015 - 8:31pm

Andrew Eisen: Not the best look but that appears to be a PKE meter hanging from McCarthy's belt.08/01/2015 - 7:34pm

Mattsworkname: You know what game is a lot of fun? rocket league. It' s a soccer game thats actually fun to play cause your A Freaking CAR!08/01/2015 - 7:02pm

Mattsworkname: Nomad colossus did a little video about it, showing the world and what can be explored in it's current form. It's worth a look, and he uses text for commentary as not to break the immerison08/01/2015 - 5:49pm

Mattsworkname: I feel some more mobility would have made it more interesting and I feel that a larger more diverse landscape with better graphiscs would help, but as a concept, it interests me08/01/2015 - 5:48pm

Andrew Eisen: Huh. I guess I'll have to check out a Let's Play to get a sense of the game.08/01/2015 - 5:47pm

Mattsworkname: It did, I found the idea of exploring a world at it's end, exploring the abandoned city of a disappeared alien race and the planets various knooks and crannies intriqued me.08/01/2015 - 5:46pm

Andrew Eisen: Did it appeal to you? If so, what did you find appealing?08/01/2015 - 5:43pm

Mattsworkname: Its an interesting concept, but it's not gonna appeal to everyone thats for sure,08/01/2015 - 5:40pm

Andrew Eisen: That sounds horrifically boring. Doesn't sound like an interesting use of its time dilation premise either. 08/01/2015 - 5:36pm